AHF Annual Conference 2024 | Association for Healthcare Foodservice | 23 August 2024 | JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, 23808 Resort Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78261

This conference is the largest national gathering of self-operated facilities, operators, vendors, and professionals in the healthcare and senior dining industries. Join us for our for critical take-aways, memorable networking, inspirational content, and so much more.

2024 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Mike Veny
Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist® & Best-Selling Author

Julie Jones, RDN, LD, CPTD
Director of Performance Learning, Ruck-Shockey Associates

MAINSTAGE SPEAKERS:

Chris Ann Butler MHA, BSN-RN, FACHE
COO/CNO | Adams Health Network

Christine Guyott, FSCI, RDN
Executive Principal | Rippe Associates

Chef Matthew Ward
Executive Chef of Residential Dining, University of North Texas Dining Services

Jess Legge
CEO + Co-Founder, Sifted

Mike Williams
Twenty/20 Mangement, CEO

John J. Hudak Jr., CEC, AAC
System Executive Chef, Geisinger

Emily Newhard, MS, RD, LDN
System Foodservice Program Manager, Geisinger

Danielle Kronmuller, DHSc, RDN
Assistant Professor/Dietetic Internship Director, West Chester University

Eric Eisenberg CEC, CCA, CDM, CFPP
AHF Past President, Principal Consultant, iQlinary Consulting

Jessica Shelly MBA, SNS, REHS
Director of Student Dining Services, Cincinnati Public Schools

Lisa Shoopman, RDN
Associate Vice President Food & Nutrition Services, Baptist Health System KY/IN

Anne Phillips, MS, RDN
Executive Director, Food & Nutrition Services, Baptist Health (KY)

Joe Carbonara
Editorial Director, FE&S Magazine

Jasmin Parks-Papadopoulos
Head of Community, CHOW Culinary Hospitality Outreach Wellness

CONCURRENT SESSIONS SPEAKERS:

Rosemary Aho, CDM, CFPP
Director of Food & Nutrition | Marquette County Medical Care Facility

Dr. Milton L. McGowian, CDM, CFPP, MCP, FMP
Vice President, Resident Services | The Sharon at SouthPark

Helen Wirth, RDN
Senior Consultant, Kestgo

Bobbi Schneider, MS, RD, LD
Director, Food and Nutrition Services, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas

Parker Schultz, BS
Business Operations Coordinator, Intermountain Health

Lisette Coston, MBA, RD, LD
Executive Director of Support Services, Saint Francis Health System

Judy Travis, MHA, MBA, RD, LD, LSSBB
Sr. Director Strategy and Hospital Operations, Texas Health Dallas

Randy Davis
Director of Food and Nutrition Services, NMC Health

Kimberly Alp, MBA, RD/LD
System Director of Nutrition & Food Services, Saint Francis Health System

Anthony Baffo, PhD, CDM, CFPP
VP of Team Member Relations, Plymouth Harbor on Sarasota Bay

Eric Wilkinson, RDN, MBA
Director Nutrition Services, Intermountain Health

Christine Hartney, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND
Director, Clinical Nutrition Services, RUSH University Medical Center

Alex Govern, CDM,CFPP
Corporate Executive Chef, Intermountain Health

Erica Block, MS, RDN, LDN
Sr. Director of Food and Nutrition Services, Rush University Medical Center

Antoinette "Toni" Watkins
MS, RDN | System Director of Food, Nutrition & Environmental Services, Riverside Health System

PRECONFERENCE SESSIONS SPEAKERS:

Sara Aranda
NA Food Safety & Quality Assurance Systems Mgr., Gordon Food Service

Ceret Leyva
Director of Food Safety, Representing DMA

Jared Keefer, MPH, RS
Director of Food Safety and Quality Systems, Representing DMA

Laura Gibble
Manager of Training and Development, Clark Associates

2024 Sponsors

Diamond Sponsors
• Computrition
• Pepsico Foodservice

Platinum Sponsors
• Cbord
• Gordon Food Service
• Hormel Foods
• Sysco
• US Foods
• Volante

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Basic American Foods
• Campbells FoodService
• Common Cents Solutions
• Dinex
• Ecolab
• Fieldstone Bakery
• General Mills FoodService
• JME Design
• RC Fine Foods
• RSA
• Smithfiels Culinary
• The J.M Smucker Co.

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Ada Valley
• Agilysys
• Alluserv
• BlueBunny Icecream
• Delegate Healthcare Solutions
• DM&A
• DMA Delivers